[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 162 (Monday, August 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56655-56656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19923]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[CFDA Number: 93.583]
Announcement of the Award of Single-Source Grants Under the
Wilson-Fish Alternative Program (W-F)
AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Announcement of 13 single-source awards under the Wilson-Fish
(W-F) Alternative Program.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Refugee Resettlement (ORR), announces the award of 13 single-source
grants for a total of $35,513,938 under the W-F Alternative Program.
DATES: September 30, 2015 through September 29, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen Mahar-Piersma, Program
Analyst, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Aerospace Building, 8th Floor
West, 901 D Street SW., Washington, DC 20447. Telephone: 202-401-6891;
Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Wilson-Fish Alternative Program is
intended to be an alternative to state-administered refugee assistance
program that ensures that refugee assistance programs exist in every
state where refugees are resettled. The W-F Alternative Program
provides integrated assistance (cash and medical) and services
(employment, case management, English language instruction, and other
social services) to eligible clients in order to increase their
prospects for early employment and self-sufficiency, reduce their level
of welfare dependence, and promote coordination among voluntary
resettlement agencies and service providers. W-F Alternative Program
eligible clients include refugees, asylees, Amerasian Immigrants, Cuban
and Haitian Entrants, Trafficking Victims, and Iraqi/Afghani Special
Immigrant Visa holders.
The W-F Alternative Program, which operates in 13 states, is one of
three models outlined in the ORR regulations for the purpose of
providing refugee cash assistance (RCA) to new arrivals. The W-F
Alternative Program utilizes a ``one stop shop'' model in which
services and assistance are administered by a single agency.
Grant awards were made to 12 statewide W-F Alternative Programs in
Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts,
Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Vermont. An award
was also made to one countywide program in San Diego County, CA.
The W-F grant recipients are:
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Grantee name Location Award amounts
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Catholic Social Services.......... Mobile, AL.......... $414,037
Catholic Social Services.......... Anchorage, AK....... 718,916
Colorado Department of Human Denver, CO.......... 2,955,177
Services.
Jannus Inc.--Idaho Office for Boise, ID........... 2,304,414
Refugees.
Catholic Charities--Louisville.... Louisville, KY...... 4,856,018
Catholic Charities Diocese of Baton Rouge, LA..... 1,463,000
Baton Rouge.
Massachusetts Office of Refugees & Boston, MA.......... 3,814,588
Immigrants.
Catholic Charities of Southern Las Vegas, NV....... 4,349,921
Nevada.
Lutheran Social Services of North Fargo, ND........... 1,378,169
Dakota.
Catholic Charities Diocese of San San Diego, CA....... 3,534,100
Diego.
Lutheran Social Services of South Sioux Falls, SD..... 841,890
Dakota.
Catholic Charities of Tennessee, Nashville, TN....... 8,299,523
Inc..
US Committee for Refugees & Burlington, VT...... 584,185
Immigrants.
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It is expected that ORR will continue to provide awards to the
listed grantees for a 4-year project period. Grantees will be required
to submit applications for noncompetitive awards for the subsequent
years of the project period. Future noncompetitive awards will be based
on the grantee's performance, the availability of funds, and the best
interest of the Federal Government.
Statutory Authority: The Refugee Act of 1980 as amended,
Wilson-Fish Amendment, Public Law 98-473, 8 U.S.C. 1522(e)(7);
section 412(e)(7)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Mary M. Wayland,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants Policy, Office of
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-19923 Filed 8-19-16; 8:45 am]
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